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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

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derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was

silent, and I

| couldn’t stop the

“Is something the matter?”

his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my mouth agape as he

just happened?”

flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes that

the flower to me. “So I got one for

I stared at the flower. “How

around me again until

shouted, wishing I

out to grab him, and that was when I no ticed

my

blood was coming from

“Are you all

eyes behind his mask, but in

but the blood continued

shrill scream escaped from me-I realized he was dead and that the darkness

lungs were heaving and my heart was pounding out of my

face, I sat up in bed and looked

Right. The palace.

mind went to what had happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was

curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone

couldn’t go back to sleep. Not after

den for a bit of fresh air. Being

morning air was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and

Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to

a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them

Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment in the solace

caught my attention and they quickly ushered my

crashing

and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by

I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last

Theo. He was being attacked… again. Really,

that the Prince was clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I

Shoot!

the bushes, I tried to hide myself,

by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice

grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before I stood and walked to the opening, where he

enough that he wouldn’t want to look at me. That way,

expression was hard.

open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t

the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come along and spare me from certain

footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the

Instead of replying

passing by, Your Highness,”

didn’t buy it. “You

to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted my eyes

has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this

remind him, “But

she caused him to get away?” | as sumed he was referring

Alpha.” Beta Jake glanced at me

took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for worry of

I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were